ETHNIC AND MULTI-CULTURAL

From beloved African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston comes a moving adaptation by National Book Award winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and Antiracist Baby, Ibram X. Kendi. 

Magnolia Flower follows…

Doug Kuntz (A) and Amy Shrodes (A) and Sue Cornelison (ILT) 

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – A Story About Compassion – 2017)

This heartwarming true story of one lost cat’s journey to be reunited with his refugee family gently introduces children to a difficult topic and shows how ordinary people can help with…

Vashti Harrison (A and ILT) 

From the author of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History comes the highly anticipated follow-up, a beautifully illustrated collectible detailing the lives of women creators around the world.

Featuring the true…

Julius Lester (A) and Karen Barbour (A) and (ILT) 

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Race / Similarities and Differences – 2005)

This gorgeous book—great to read with kids of any age—allows for open-ended conversation and questions.” (Brightly.com)

In this acclaimed book, the author of the Newberry Honor Book To Be a Slave shares his…

John Steptoe (A) Clarita Kohen (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – African Folklore / Two Sisters / Spanish Edition – 1997)

Mufaro has two beautiful daughters. Nyasha is kind and considerate, but Manyara is selfish and spoiled. When the king decides to choose a bride from among The Most Worthy…

Farhan Zia (A) and Stephanie Fizer Coleman (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – Identity Story / Discovery – 2022)

A vivacious and endearing story of identification, values, and the rewards in looking closely and thinking imaginatively.
Lali finds a little feather in the field. Who might it belong to? Lali sets out to…

Malik, a Pakistani boy who uses a wheelchair, is excited to compete in the annual kite-flying festival of Basant. Can his kite defeat the bully’s and make him King of the festival?

Basant is here, with feasts and parties to celebrate the arrival of spring. But what Malik is looking forward to…

Todd Parr (A and ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover- Special Needs/ Celebrates Multi-Culturalism / Tolerance – Diversity-   2001)

Its okay to need some help.
Its okay to be a different color.
Its okay to talk about your feelings.
Its okay to make a wish…

Its Okay to Be Different cleverly delivers the…

Junot Diaz (A) and Leo Espinoza (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Family Remembering The Past / Home – 2018)

From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination.

Every kid in Lola’s school was from…

Todd Parr (A and ILT) 

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Tiny Mistakes – 2014)

In a tradition of Todd Parr’s fan-favorite It’s Okay to Be Different a book about embracing mistakes and the joy of happy accidents.

Todd Parr’s bestselling books have reminded kids to embrace differences, to be thankful, to love one another, and to be…

Trevor Noah (A) 

List Price: $9.99 (Paperback – Entertainer / BiRacial / Memoire – 2020)

The host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, shares his personal story and the injustices he faced while growing up half black, half white in South Africa under and after apartheid in this New York Times bestselling young readers’ adaptation of…

Alma Flor Ada (A) and Elivia Savadier (A) (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – English/Spanish / Grandparents – 2002)

A little girl recounts the joy of her weekends, Saturdays spent with her Euro-American Grandma and Grandpa and Sundays (los domingos) with Abuelito and Abuelita, her Mexican-American grandparents. She does different things…

Karen Beaumont (A) and David Catrow (ILT) and (A)

List Price: $19.99  (Board Book – Self Esteem – 2004)

 A confident curly haired little girl shouts out to the world all the many ways and…

Susan Verde (A) and Peter H. Reynolds (ILT) 

List Price: $14.95 ( Hardcover- Peace/ Mindfulness- 2019)

Discover the power of mindfulness in this companion to New York Times bestsellers I Am Human and I Am Love! 

Mindfulness means being fully in the present moment. Children can learn how to manage their emotions, make good choices, and balance their busy…

Suzie Copozzi (A) and Erin Unten (ILT) 

List Price: $13.99 (Hardcover – Social Emotional Learning / Teaches Gratitude -2017)

It’s Thanksgiving Day, and there’s a lot to be done before turkey time! I Am Thankful follows a young boy through his busy holiday adventures, from running in the turkey trot to…

Minfong Ho (A) and Holly Meade (ILT) 

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – A Thai Lullaby – 2000)

In an endearing lullaby, a mother asks a lizard, a monkey, and a water buffalo to be quiet and not disturb her sleeping baby.  (32 pgs) Pre-School

• Reading Age…

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (A) & Susan Jeffers (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Multicultural Bilingual – 1996)

Rich in imagery and detail, this exquisitely rendered picture book introduces readers to one of America’s favorite classic poems, “The Song of Hiawatha” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Illustrated by Susan Jeffers, the Caldecott-Honor winning author of <u…

Fran Manushkin (A) and Lauren Tobias (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – Skin / Self Esteem / Family – 2015)

Is there anything more splendid than a baby’s skin? For families of all stripes comes a sweet celebration of what makes us unique—and what holds us together.

Look at you! 
You look so cute<br…

Harry Knill (A)

List Price: $4.95 (Paperback – Multicultural Bilingual – 1981)

We all know the stories of the great Indians of the Plains, but California also had totally different cultures with fearless leaders who fought to the death trying to preserve them. (48 pgs) Ages 9 – 12

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Pat Mora (A) and John Parra (ILT)

List Price: $18.95 (Hardcover – Giving Thanks – 2009)

In a series of poetic sentences, a young boy (biracial Mexican/Caucasian) tells about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful. Come share the joy, and think about all the things for which you can say,…

Hena Khan (A) and Mehrdokht Amini (ILT) 

List Price:$7.99 (Paperback – Introduction to Islam for Kids – 2016) 

With breathtaking illustrations and informative text, Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns magnificently captures the world of Islam, celebrating its beauty and traditions for even the youngest readers. Sure to inspire questions and observations about world religions and…

Alma Flor Ada (A) and Simon Silva (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – Bi-‘Lingual / ABC / Fruits and Vegetable – 2001)

In simple words and sun-drenched paintings, Alma Flor Ada and Simon Silva take us into the fields and orchards, and into the lives of the people who work them.…

Nancy Luenn (A) and Robert Chapman (ILT)

List Price: $16.95 (Hardcover – Bi-Lingual / Mexican Celebration /Ancestors / Grief and Loss – 2004)

The love and rituals surrounding the Mexican folk holiday The Day of the Dead.

After her beloved grandmother dies, Rosita hopes to be reunited with Abuelita as she prepares a gift to…

Rene Lainez (A) and Joe Cepeda(ILT)

List Price: $11.95 (Paperback – Bilingual / Migration – 2013)

Near the…

Discover the story behind José Guadalupe Posada’s iconic Día de Muertos skeletons in this fascinating picture book from award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh
 
Funny Bones tells the story of how calaveras came to be. The amusing figures are the creation of Mexican artist José Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852–1913).…

Kevin Noble Mallard (A) and Juana Martinez- Neal (ILT)

List Price : $19.99 (Hardcover – Native American Family – 2020)

Winner of the 2020 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
A 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Winner

“A wonderful and sweet book . . . Lovely stuff.” ―<em…

Robert Liu Trujilo (A and ILT)

List Price: $16.95 (Hardcover – Bi-Lingual / Haircut – Self Esteem –  2016)

Description: Furqan Moreno wakes up and decides that today he wants his hair cut for the first time. His dad has just the style: a flat top fade!…

Tami Charles (A) and Jacqueline Alcantara (ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Haiti / Tradition / Family / Community -2019)

Join the celebration in the kitchen as a family makes their traditional New Year’s soup — and shares the story of how Haitian independence came to be.

The shake-shake of maracas vibrates down to my…

List Price: $15.95 (Hardcover – First Intro to Philipine Culture  – 2006)

Travel to the Philippines without leaving home!

Description: From the author of Filipino Children’s Favorite Stories comes a book for young children that features…

Marilyn Singer (A) and Kristi Valiant (ILT) 

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Social Dance and Poetry –  2017)

An irresistible book of poems about dancing that mimic the rhythms of social dances from cha-cha to two-step, by the acclaimed author of Mirror Mirror

Description: Marilyn Singer has crafted a vibrant collection of poems celebrating all…

Surishtha Sehgal (A) and Kabir Sehgal (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Board Book – Festival of Colors Celebration – 2018)

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List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Family  Camping – 2021)

An immigrant family embarks on their first camping trip in the Midwest in this lively picture…

Sonia Nazario (A)

List Price: $11.99 (Paperback – Multicultural Bilingual – 2014)

Adapted for young people, this edition of Enrique’s Journey is written by Sonia Nazario and based on the adult book of the same name. It is the true story of Enrique, a teenager from Honduras, who sets out…

Minh Le (A) and Dan Santat (ILT)

List price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Bonding Story – 2018) 

The recipient of six starred reviews and the APALA Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature!

Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Wall Street Journal, NPR, <span class="a-text-bold…

Kelly Cunnane (A) and Hoda Hadadi (ILT) 

List Price $8.99 (Paperback – An Islamic Story – 2018)

“Poetic language, attractive illustrations and a positive message about Islam, without any didacticism: a wonderful combination,” declares Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.

Lalla lives in the Muslim country of Mauritania, and more than…

Duncan Tonatiuh (A and ILT)

List Price: $18.95 (Hardcover – Two Cousins with Different Lives/  Bilingual / Family – 2010)

Two cousins—one in the United States and one in Mexico—learn their lives aren’t so different…

Bedford Palmer ll (A) and Winda Mulyasari (ILT)

List Price: $12.99 (Paperback – Skin Color, Prejudice & Racism – 2020)

USA Today Recommended: Antiracist Children’s BookJoy lives in a diverse world and comes from a multicultural family. It is only natural for her to have some questions. Join Joy as she learns how to…

Sarah Weeks (A) and David Diaz (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Counting / Sheep – 2006)

Una oveja blanca. /
One white sheep.
ŒçAdií_s, oveja blanca! /
Good-bye, white sheep!

What do you do when you can’t sleep? Count sheep in Spanish and English, of course! But what happens when those rascally…

Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore (A) and Kristi Valiant (ILT)

List Price: $11.95 (Paperback – Filipino / Cooking – 2011)

Cora loves being in the kitchen, but she always gets stuck doing the kid jobs like licking the…

DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan (A and ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – City Garden / Community Sharing and Planting – 1994)

Right in the middle of Marcy city block is a vacant lot, littered and forlorn. Sometimes just looking at it makes Marcy feel sad. Then one spring, Marcy has a wonderful…

Dk Publishing and Unicef (Photos)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Schools / Children / Around the Globe – 2016)

A mind-broadening journey to classrooms around the world, this unique celebration of the commonalities and differences between school days in different countries will enrich knowledge and delight imagination as kids share in the experiences…

Nancy Luenn (A) and Mark Bender (ILT)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Highlights 12 Cultural Celebrations / Festivals / Spiritual and Religious – 1998)

Long ago, people found a way to light the darkness. They built fires to keep warm and cook their food. They lit torches to drive away danger. To help…

Veronica Chambers (A) and Julie Maren (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback- Cuban Singer / Queen of Salsa – 2005)

Everyone knows the flamboyant, larger-than-life Celia Cruz, the extraordinary salsa singer who passed away in 2003, leaving millions of fans brokenhearted. indeed, there was a magical vibrancy to the Cuban salsa singer. to hear…

Uma Krishnaswami (A) and Soumya Sitaraman (ILT)

List Price: $11.95 (Paperback – India and Pakistan / Family / Storytelling – 2003)

Chachaji’s Cup is a gentle tale of family love and the power of memory, brought to life with richly hued paintings. Neel loves listening to Chachaji’s stories over steaming cups of tea.…

Karen Katz (A and ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Saying Peace / Various Languages – 2006)

Children everywhere wish for peace

International Peace Day is September 21. On this day and every day throughout the year, children all over the world wish for peace. Karen Katz takes readers on a bright and…

Misty Copeland (A)

List Price:$17.99 (Hardcover – Courage / Following Your Dreams – 2020l

Instant New York Times bestselling series opener inspired by prima ballerina and author Misty Copeland’s own early experiences in ballet.

From prima ballerina and New York Times bestselling author Misty Copeland comes the story of a young…

Margarita Engle (A) and Rafael Lopes (A)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Poetic  Biographies – 2017)

Musician, botanist, baseball player, pilot―the Latinos featured in this collection, Bravo!, come from many different countries and from many different backgrounds. Celebrate their accomplishments and their contributions to a collective history and a community that continues to…

Pat Mora (A) and Rafael Lopez (ILT)

List Price: $9.99 (Paperback – / Bi-Lingual / Book Celebration / Reading Enjoyment – 2009)

Description: This Pura Belpré Award–winning picture book is a bilingual ride through the joyous history of Children’s Day/El día de los niños.

Children’s Day/Book Day; El día de los niños/El día…

Martha Freeman (A) and Katy Wu (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover –  Bios of 20 Female Scientists – 2020)

“An inspiring look at women who realized curiosity plus tenacity equals success.” —Kirkus Reviews
“[A] captivating compendium.” —Publishers Weekly

Discover the histories of twenty incredible female scientists in this inspiring biography…